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Cunninghame North | |
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Former
County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Cunninghame district |
1983– 2005 | |
Seats | One |
Created from |
Bute and Northern Ayrshire Ayrshire Central [1] |
Replaced by | North Ayrshire and Arran |
Cunninghame North was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Thereafter, it was largely replaced by North Ayrshire and Arran. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
The Scottish Parliament constituency also called Cunninghame North continues in existence.
The Cunninghame District electoral divisions of Arran, Largs and West Kilbride; Garnock Valley; and Saltcoats and Ardrossan.
In 1996 the Cunninghame district was reconstituted as the North Ayrshire council area, but the constituency boundaries remained unchanged until the seat disappeared in 2005.
Election | Member [2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | John Corrie | Conservative | |
1987 | Brian Wilson | Labour | |
2005 | constituency abolished. See North Ayrshire & Arran |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Corrie | 15,557 | 38.7 | +0.6 | |
Labour | John Carson | 13,920 | 34.6 | -4.3 | |
SDP | Ralph Leishman | 7,268 | 18.1 | +11.3 | |
SNP | Colin Cameron | 3,460 | 8.6 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 1,637 | 4.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,205 | 75.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Wilson | 19,061 | 44.4 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | John Corrie | 14,594 | 34.0 | −4.7 | |
SDP | Douglas J. Herbison | 5,185 | 12.1 | −6.0 | |
SNP | Matthew Brown | 4,076 | 9.5 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 4,467 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,916 | 78.3 | +2.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Wilson | 17,564 | 41.0 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Edith Clarkson | 14,625 | 34.1 | +0.1 | |
SNP | David M. Crossan | 7,813 | 18.2 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Douglas J. Herbison | 2,864 | 6.7 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 2,939 | 6.9 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 42,866 | 73.8 | −4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Wilson | 20,686 | 50.3 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Janet Mitchell | 9,647 | 23.5 | −10.6 | |
SNP | Kim Nicoll | 7,584 | 18.4 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Freel | 2,271 | 5.5 | −1.2 | |
Socialist Labour | Louise McDaid | 501 | 1.2 | New | |
Referendum | Ian Winton | 440 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 11,039 | 26.8 | +19.9 | ||
Turnout | 41,129 | 73.3 | −0.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Wilson | 15,571 | 46.0 | −4.3 | |
SNP | Campbell Martin | 7,173 | 21.2 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Richard Wilkinson | 6,666 | 19.7 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ross Chmiel | 3,060 | 9.0 | +3.5 | |
Scottish Socialist | Sean Scott | 964 | 2.9 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Louise McDaid | 382 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 8,398 | 24.8 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 33,816 | 61.5 | −11.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2009) |
Cunninghame North | |
---|---|
Former
County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Cunninghame district |
1983– 2005 | |
Seats | One |
Created from |
Bute and Northern Ayrshire Ayrshire Central [1] |
Replaced by | North Ayrshire and Arran |
Cunninghame North was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. Thereafter, it was largely replaced by North Ayrshire and Arran. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
The Scottish Parliament constituency also called Cunninghame North continues in existence.
The Cunninghame District electoral divisions of Arran, Largs and West Kilbride; Garnock Valley; and Saltcoats and Ardrossan.
In 1996 the Cunninghame district was reconstituted as the North Ayrshire council area, but the constituency boundaries remained unchanged until the seat disappeared in 2005.
Election | Member [2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | John Corrie | Conservative | |
1987 | Brian Wilson | Labour | |
2005 | constituency abolished. See North Ayrshire & Arran |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Corrie | 15,557 | 38.7 | +0.6 | |
Labour | John Carson | 13,920 | 34.6 | -4.3 | |
SDP | Ralph Leishman | 7,268 | 18.1 | +11.3 | |
SNP | Colin Cameron | 3,460 | 8.6 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 1,637 | 4.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,205 | 75.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Wilson | 19,061 | 44.4 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | John Corrie | 14,594 | 34.0 | −4.7 | |
SDP | Douglas J. Herbison | 5,185 | 12.1 | −6.0 | |
SNP | Matthew Brown | 4,076 | 9.5 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 4,467 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,916 | 78.3 | +2.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Wilson | 17,564 | 41.0 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Edith Clarkson | 14,625 | 34.1 | +0.1 | |
SNP | David M. Crossan | 7,813 | 18.2 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Douglas J. Herbison | 2,864 | 6.7 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 2,939 | 6.9 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 42,866 | 73.8 | −4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Wilson | 20,686 | 50.3 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Janet Mitchell | 9,647 | 23.5 | −10.6 | |
SNP | Kim Nicoll | 7,584 | 18.4 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Freel | 2,271 | 5.5 | −1.2 | |
Socialist Labour | Louise McDaid | 501 | 1.2 | New | |
Referendum | Ian Winton | 440 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 11,039 | 26.8 | +19.9 | ||
Turnout | 41,129 | 73.3 | −0.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Wilson | 15,571 | 46.0 | −4.3 | |
SNP | Campbell Martin | 7,173 | 21.2 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Richard Wilkinson | 6,666 | 19.7 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ross Chmiel | 3,060 | 9.0 | +3.5 | |
Scottish Socialist | Sean Scott | 964 | 2.9 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Louise McDaid | 382 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 8,398 | 24.8 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 33,816 | 61.5 | −11.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |